HPA Convention 2014

Convention Workshops: Saturday October 25, 2014

Group 2 — Telehealth 9:00 am – 12:00 noonVenue: Leahi Room

Nancy Sidun, Psy.D.Lynn Bufka, Ph.D.Jim Spira, Ph.D.Ivan Irie, Psy.D.

Telehealth is an important means to reach those in rural areas who do not otherwise have easy access to psychological services, and especially specialty services for specific needs. Yet is TeleMentalHealth safe and effective? Are there particular guidelines that need to be addressed? A panel of experts has been assembled to discuss how they have utilized TeleMentalHealth to facilitate access to psychological services for rural patients.